“This bracelet is extremely well made. The weight of it feels nice and sturdy and the polish gives it a great look. I’ve had my 1521 for about 11 years now and this bracelet leveled it up big time compared to the mesh bracelet I previously had it on. In terms of installation, it’s a little tricky but honestly I got it on in about an hour. The machining is tight so the tolerances on the end lugs are very specific, you’ll really want to place it and do a “back and forth” on each side of the spring bar working it down until it clicks into place. For removing links, it is a screw removal not a pin removal, and requires a 1.2mm precision flathead screwdriver (this was not explicitly mentioned anywhere but the Q&A, otherwise I wouldn’t have found it.) I would say it is very important to use a 1.2mm and they’re hard to find, I had to order one off Amazon as Lowe’s only had a 1.0 & 1.5 which I already had. The 1.0 is too small and will strip the screws. 1.5 is too large.”
“It's...ok. As an engineer, I feel like it was designed by someone who drew it up in CAD with no sense of operational fit. I've been there and wasted days on a flight line because some young engineer knows CAD but doesn't know how to turn a wrench. With practically zero clearance between lugs and end links, the install is one of walking the endlink towards the case just enough to get one springbar end close enough to use a tool to push the springbar end into the lug...that assumes you are working with the looser sprung side of the springbar. The supplied springbars are thinner than those more commonly available, so absolutely do not lose one unless you have a spare. Maybe a fit procedure should have been written as well. It's a procedure rife with potential pitfalls, the worst being the potentail to scratch/gouge the lug finish. Yikes. I like being able to switch straps, but with this bracelet, one is less likely to since the PITA factor is so high.”
